{"id":50517,"date":"2023-02-10T15:22:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34309\/Musk-Seems-To-Think-His-Own-Employees-Are-Shadowbanning-Him.html"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:22:52","slug":"musk-seems-to-think-his-own-employees-are-shadowbanning-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/musk-seems-to-think-his-own-employees-are-shadowbanning-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk Seems To Think His Own Employees Are Shadowbanning Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"2400\" data-height=\"1350\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Photo of Elon Musk\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-alt=\"Photo of Elon Musk\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),800px\" alt=\"Photo of Elon Musk\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Photo of Elon Musk\" data-anim-src><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/3bec140a40dcd85ddf6e1631d4e0c7e8\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"2400\" data-height=\"1350\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Photo of Elon Musk\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Elon Musk loves Twitter so much, he spent <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-chaos-explained-1849768358&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-chaos-explained-1849768358\">$44 billion buying it<\/a><\/span>. But now, under the billionaire\u2019s leadership, the site isn\u2019t doing so hot. Between layoffs and quasi-voluntary departures, Twitter has lost <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-cuts-costs-by-laying-off-the-people-who-make-money-1849955413&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-cuts-costs-by-laying-off-the-people-who-make-money-1849955413\">more than an estimated three-quarters<\/a><\/span> of the staff it once had.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-2 hKBnez\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-1 goloRq instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 hykIxg\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hxLRyg video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"190599,190913,192859\" data-current=\"190599\">\n<div class=\"video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"lhhce6-0 bVyOPq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"190599\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Twitter Investor Sues Elon Musk Over Sneaky Stock Purchases\" data-video-blog-id=\"4\" data-video-network=\"gizmodo\" data-video-duration=\"90\"><video disablepictureinpicture muted playsinline width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190599\/190599_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190599\/190599_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190599\/190599_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190599\/190599_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/16893.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-2 hovEJL video-controls\">\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-0 hGlMLe closed-captions\"><button class=\"cc\" type=\"button\">CC<\/button><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"selected\" data-label>Off<\/li>\n<li class data-label=\"English\">English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1h0epat-2 eXrsVI js_close-sticky-mobile-video\"><span class=\"iyvn34-0 bYIjtl\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-label=\"Close icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 18\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15.25 2.13a.44.44 0 1 1 .62.62L9.62 9l6.25 6.25a.44.44 0 1 1-.62.62L9 9.62l-6.25 6.25a.44.44 0 0 1-.55.06l-.07-.06a.44.44 0 0 1 0-.62L8.38 9 2.13 2.75a.44.44 0 0 1 .62-.62L9 8.38z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">This week, Musk brought the company\u2019s headcount down by at least one more\u2014 firing one of the site\u2019s top engineers over his personal Twitter account\u2019s engagement numbers, according to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.platformer.news\/p\/elon-musk-fires-a-top-twitter-engineer&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.platformer.news\/p\/elon-musk-fires-a-top-twitter-engineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Thursday report<\/a><\/span> from Platformer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">As the tech outlet describes: The billionaire called a meeting over the relatively low number of impressions his tweets have been getting recently. In response, engineers attempted to demonstrate with data that maybe people are just tired of hearing from and about Musk. The Twitter workers showed the CEO a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?q=elon%20musk&amp;geo=US&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?q=elon%20musk&amp;geo=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google trend chart<\/a><\/span> that illustrates the amount of interest in Musk has fallen by a factor of 10 since April 2022, along with other internal data. <\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">In a retaliatory outburst, Musk sacked one of the engineers on the spot. \u201cYou\u2019re fired, you\u2019re fired,\u201d he <!-- -->declared, according to Platformer\u2019s journalists and attributed to unnamed sources close to the matter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The billionaire has further reportedly asked employees to spend their already stretched time keeping track of how often each of his posts are recommended to Twitter users. <\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-15 BiRlJ\" readability=\"4.8882352941176\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/page\/preview?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-engineers-shadowban-engagement-1850096392&amp;asc_source=&amp;asins=B075SDMMMV,B07TBBTXZQ,B0B3BZZWSL,B08DMFCRF8,B08YP6XRP1,B0BGQJV9HW,B09Q46YHKB,B08YP94QJN,B07GH953JN,B07Q2WMBLR,B09YWLCM73,B09XVG849F&amp;isPreview=1&amp;isSlp=1&amp;tag=kinjagizmodopromo-20\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\" readability=\"5.651376146789\">\n<p>G\/O Media may get a commission<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-3 hMBKyp creative-type-A\" readability=\"5.9090909090909\"><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1atgi65-4 dxZfFS js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-engineers-shadowban-engagement-1850096392&quot;],[&quot;ns:unique&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-engineers-shadowban-engagement-1850096392&quot;],[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/page\/preview?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-engineers-shadowban-engagement-1850096392&amp;asc_source=&amp;asins=B075SDMMMV,B07TBBTXZQ,B0B3BZZWSL,B08DMFCRF8,B08YP6XRP1,B0BGQJV9HW,B09Q46YHKB,B08YP94QJN,B07GH953JN,B07Q2WMBLR,B09YWLCM73,B09XVG849F&amp;isPreview=1&amp;isSlp=1&amp;tag=kinjagizmodopromo-20&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/page\/preview?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-engineers-shadowban-engagement-1850096392&amp;asc_source=&amp;asins=B075SDMMMV,B07TBBTXZQ,B0B3BZZWSL,B08DMFCRF8,B08YP6XRP1,B0BGQJV9HW,B09Q46YHKB,B08YP94QJN,B07GH953JN,B07Q2WMBLR,B09YWLCM73,B09XVG849F&amp;isPreview=1&amp;isSlp=1&amp;tag=kinjagizmodopromo-20\" data-linktype=\"[t|mod-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-6 gLSKws\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-10 hherpH js_lazy-image\"><picture class=\"lazy-picture\"><source media=\"all\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/c692ad1a76cc546d68b05e45daa37bb4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"12 Giant Lego Sets for the Giant Child Within You\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,pg_1,q_80,w_470\/c692ad1a76cc546d68b05e45daa37bb4.jpg\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-15 jrXWJC\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>12 Giant Lego Sets for the Giant Child Within You<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-12 dRyRwx\" readability=\"9.4354838709677\">\n<p class=\"sc-1atgi65-13 iFlqWg\"><strong>Lego sets for anyone of all ages to enjoy<\/strong><br \/><span>Anyone who says Lego is for kids has never seen the price tag on these kits. And even if that were true, what are adults if not really big kids? The truth of the matter is Lego is for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-0 cULvCC\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Since Musk\u2019s turbulent reign began, Twitter has been <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-ads-problems-analytics-layoffs-1849835749&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-ads-problems-analytics-layoffs-1849835749\">losing advertising revenue<\/a><\/span> and users alike. One <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.covidstates.org\/reports\/twitter-social-media-and-elon-musk&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covidstates.org\/reports\/twitter-social-media-and-elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently published report<\/a><\/span> found that the site\u2019s number of active U.S. users declined by nearly 9% between October 2022 and January 2023. <!-- -->Some are probably put off by Musk himself, and others by the diminishing quality of the platform. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">In the bedlam of post-purchase Twitter, the site has instituted a number of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-checkmarks-and-labels-guide-blue-gold-gray-chec-1849930068&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-checkmarks-and-labels-guide-blue-gold-gray-chec-1849930068\">unpopular changes<\/a><\/span> that nobody asked for. Often, after inevitable backlash, the adjustments end up being <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-bots-api-elon-musk-pepito-the-cat-1850077791&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-bots-api-elon-musk-pepito-the-cat-1850077791\">temporary or partial<\/a><\/span>, and either way it\u2019s <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-tweets-character-limit-elon-musk-1850084557&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-tweets-character-limit-elon-musk-1850084557\">difficult to keep track<\/a><\/span> of what\u2019<!-- -->s actually going on at the platform:<!-- -->&nbsp;<!-- -->what features are in, what\u2019s out; what works, what doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">An example of one of the latest points of confusion: Private accounts might not actually be private, and\/or <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/12\/21\/23522064\/twitter-view-count-roll-out-personal-info&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/12\/21\/23522064\/twitter-view-count-roll-out-personal-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the view counter<\/a><\/span> that Musk has become so frustrated with might be totally wrong. On Thursday, Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz\/status\/1623788092124704768&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz\/status\/1623788092124704768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted about her own<\/a><\/span> Twitter test that seemingly reveals something is off. On a private, locked account with zero followers, Lorenz still logged tens of views on tweets. <\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Then, j<!-- -->ust yesterday, Twitter <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-facebook-instagram-youtube-outages-1850091709&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-facebook-instagram-youtube-outages-1850091709\">experienced a mass outage<\/a><\/span>. Users were incorrectly sent messages telling them they\u2019d reached their \u201cTweet limit\u201d for the day. Note: Twitter actually does have <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/twitter-limits&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/twitter-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a tweet limit<\/a><\/span> of 2,400 posts per 24-hours\u2014but in this case, the warnings were erroneous. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Though the origins of the outage were initially mysterious, the new Platformer report offers an explanation for that too. Apparently, an employee unintentionally deleted data for the \u201cinternal service that sets rate limits for using Twitter,<!-- -->\u201d the outlet wrote. 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